Dwight Yoakam

[fox69]

"Stayin' Up Late"

"Stayin' Up Late"


I've been stayin' up late
Just a thinkin' about
Ways to get you off my mind

I keep wanderin' around
Through all the lonely
Parts of town
To try and see
If I might could ever find
One last hope
That I could cling to
In case I make the break through
And finally get you off my mind
I tried givin' up dreamin'
But your memory kept schemin'
And found all kinda ways
To sneak back into my sleep

I finally quit talkin' to strangers
Out of fear there's always
The danger
They say hi, hello,
Or somethin' else
You might'a said to me

I've been stayin' up late
Just a thinkin' about
Ways to get you off my mind

[Solo]

I keep wanderin' around
Through all the lonely
Parts of town
To try and see if I might
Could ever find
One last hope
That I could cling to
In case I make the break through
And finally get you off my mind

I swore to never
Get caught looken
At a single picture
That was tookin'
Of us or anywhere we ever went
Or ever even seen
I don't dare watch the news
Cause the wrecks
And the crashes
Can remind me too
That I used to ride around
And go places
In cars with you

I've been stayin' up late
Just a thinkin' about
Ways to get you off my mind
I keep stayin' up late
Just thinkin' about
Ways to get you off my mind

 

[fox69]

"Stop The World (And Let Me Off)"

"Stop The World (And Let Me Off)"


[Chorus]
Stop the world and let me off
I'm tired of goin' 'round n' 'round
I played the game of love and lost
So, stop the world and let me off.

My dreams are shattered don't you see
Now you no longer care for me
I miss the wonder of your kiss
How could you leave me here like this?

[Chorus (several times)]

 

[fox69]

"Streets Of Bakersfield"
(originally by Homer Joy)

"Streets Of Bakersfield"
(originally by Homer Joy)



I came here looking for something
I couldn't find anywhere else
Hey, I'm not trying to be nobody
I just want a chance to be myself
I've spent a thousand miles a-thumbin'
Yes, I've worn blisters on my heels
Trying to find me something better
Here on the streets of Bakersfield

Hey, you don't know me, but you don't like me
You say you care less how I feel
But how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

Spent sometime in San Francisco
I spent a night there in the can
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell
I took fifteen dollars from that man
Left him my watch and my old house key
Don't want folks thinkin' that I'd steal
Then I thanked him as I was leaving
And I headed out for Bakersfield

Hey, you don't know me, but you don't like me
You say you care less how I feel
But how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

Hey, you don't know me, but you don't like me
You say you care less how I feel
But how many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

How many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

 

[fox69]

"Suspicious Minds"
(originally by Elvis Presley)

"Suspicious Minds"
(originally by Elvis Presley)



We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much, Baby
Why can't you see
What you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I'm saying?

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

So, if an old friend I know
Drops by to say hello
Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?
Here we go again
Asking where I've been
Can't you see these tears are real
I'm crying

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds...

Oh, let our love survive
I'll dry the tears from your eyes
Let's don't let a good thing die
Honey, you know
I've never lied to you
No-o, Never lied to you

We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much, Baby
Why can't you see
What you're doing to me
When you don't believe a word I'm saying?

We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much, Baby

We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much, Baby

We're caught in a trap
I can't walk out
Because I love you too much, Baby...

 

[fox69]

"T For Texas (Yodel No. 1)"

"T For Texas (Yodel No. 1)"


I said T for Texas
T for Tennessee
Oh, yeah, I said T for Texas
T for Tennessee
Said, T for old Thelma
The gal who made a wreck out of me

Well, if you don't want me momma
You sure don't have to start
Ah, if you don't want me momma
You sure don't have to start
'Cause I can get more women
Than a passenger train car

Yeah, I said T for Texas
T for Tennessee
Whoa, T for Texas
T for Tennessee
I said, T for old Thelma
The gal who made a wreck out of me

I'm gonna buy me a pistol
Just as long as I am tall
I'm going to buy me a pistol
Just as long as I am tall
I'm gonna shoot down old mean Thelma
Just to watch her jump and fall

I said T for Texas
T for Tennessee
I said T for Texas
T for Tennessee
T for old Thelma
The gal who made a wreck out of me

Gonna buy me a shotgun
With a great long shiny barrel, oh yeah
I'm gonna buy me a shotgun
With a great long shiny barrel
Gonna shoot down that rounder
That stole away my girl

[Instrumental]

I'm going where the water
Tastes like cherry wine
Yeah, I'm going where the water
Tastes like cherry wine
'Cause the water down here in Georgia
Tastes like turpentine

I said T for Texas
T for Tennessee
Oh I said, T for Texas
T for Tennessee
I said T for old Thelma
The gal who made a wreck out of me
Oh yeah, women make a fool out of me...

 

[fox69]

"Take Hold Of My Hand"

"Take Hold Of My Hand"



Take hold of my hand
And I'll do what I can
To make everything right
At least for tonight
If you'll just take hold of my hand

Press your lips against mine
And I promise to find
A way out of the pain
Some place safe from the rain
If you'll just press your lips against mine

I've lusted for love but lust is so blind
And trust for a heart is a hard thing to find
But what's left of yours might help to heal mine

Come and lay here by me
And I swear you will see
That the hurt from before
Don't live here no more
If you'll just come and lay here by me

I've lusted for love but lust is so blind
And trust for a heart is a hard thing to find
But what's left of yours might help to heal mine

Take hold of my hand
And I'll do what I can
To make everything right
At least for tonight
If you'll just take hold of my hand
If you'll just take hold of my hand

Sha la la la la la
Sha la la la la la
Sha la la la la la
Sha la la la la la
If you'll just take hold of my hand
Sha la la la la la
Sha la la la la la
Sha la la la la la
Sha la la la la la
If you'll just take hold of my hand

 

[fox69]

"Takes A Lot To Rock You"

"Takes A Lot To Rock You"



Takes a lot to rock you, baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It takes a lot to rock you baby, yeah...
You make me crawl the extra mile

So much for wishful thinkin'
So much for beginner's luck
It takes a lot to rock you baby
When it comes to love, you're double-tough

And it takes a lot to rock you, baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It takes a lot to rock you baby, yeah...
You make me crawl the extra mile

Little things that used to please you
Are all the things that I do wrong
It takes a lot to rock you baby
Tried my damndest all night long

My baby drives a big Rolls Royce
'Cause my baby says she got no choice
My baby wear big ol' diamond rings
'Cause my baby says she need them things

Takes a lot to rock you, baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It takes a lot to rock you baby, yeah...
You make me crawl the extra mile

Takes a lot to rock you, baby
It takes a lot to make you smile
It takes a lot to rock you baby, yeah...
You make me crawl the extra mile

Takes a lot to rock you, baby, yeah...
It takes a lot to make you smile
It takes a lot to rock you baby, yeah...
You make me crawl the extra mile

Takes a lot to rock you, baby, yeah...
It takes a lot to make you smile
It takes a lot to rock you baby, yeah...
You make me crawl the extra mile

Takes a lot to rock you, baby, yeah...

 

[fox69]

"Tears For Two"

"Tears For Two"


Luck found me too late
To be what I could use
And caught me tempting fate
Still red handed and confused
Pride has sent me where
There's not much left to lose
Then cruelly let me care
And convinced me I could choose

[Chorus:]
About you
As if there was one small chance
to be through
With everything I can't
So even if this worn-out heart was new
And all it's foolish hopes were true
This one lifetime just won't do
'Cause I cried enough tears for two

Dearmin only served
To take my restless sleep
Steeling comfort from these eyes
So desperate for relief
Fueld by empty promises
They never meant to keep
Leaving me with nothing more
Than endless years to weep

[Chorus:]

 

[fox69]

"That's Okay"

"That's Okay"



That's okay, it's alright
No, really everything is cool
This is just the way I look
When I'm feeling like a fool

Teardrops falling, jealous
Drowning in them's just as well as
Drifting on this lonely sea of pain

Could have used another
Night or so to be recovered
Believe the lies I told myself
But just as long as you know

That's okay, it's alright
No, really everything is cool
This is just the way I look
When I'm feeling like a fool

Voice about us softly mumbling
Words that trip my heart is stumbling
To the ground and crawls there on its knees

I'll embrace small shards of silence
To avoid a loss this violent
And survive love's darkest fears
Just as long as you know

That's okay, it's alright
No, really everything is cool
This is just the way I look
When I'm feeling like a fool
When I'm feeling like a fool

 

[fox69]

"The Back Of Your Hand"

"The Back Of Your Hand"


When you give it up for gone
But you're still digging in the mind
And you're staring out the window
Saying everything wil be just fine
Keepin with whole affair
Every word seems out of line
No matter what angle you get
Its polished til it shines

[Chorus]
Take a guess at where I stand
Pick a number one to two
Take a look at the back of your hand
Just like you know it
You know me too

And when you say who the hell am I living with
What just went down
Where did this come from
Why are all my colors faded brown
When did it change
Whats with the rage
Who's the dude with the extra roll
Whats the verse, the line, the chapter, the page

[Chorus]
Take a guess at where I stand
Pick a number one to two
Take a look at the back of your hand
Just like you know it
You know me too

You think you're alone without any place left to go
Like you need one of those kisses long and slow
Firt glance is not what it seems
But there's some things I just know
Like you take two sugars with a splash of cream

You take a guess at where I stand
Oh pick a number one to two
Then take a look
Back of your hand
Just like you know it
You know me too
Yeah like you know it
You know me too
Just like you know it
You know me too